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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 114mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Mon night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1200
650
700
750
750
750
800
750
750
700
700
700
650
700
700
700
km/h
25
WNW
55
NNW
20
NNW
40
SW
50
SW
50
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
65
SSE
90
SSE
85
SSW
70
SSW
90
SSW
95
SSW
80
SSW
60
S
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Snowflake cm
7
2
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
5
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
47
21
11
19
max °C
-1
-8
-5
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
4
0
-1
5
5
5
5
min °C
-8
-10
-8
-4
-1
-1
0
-1
1
1
-1
-1
2
5
5
5
 chill °C
-19
-22
-16
-11
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-12
-11
-6
-3
-3
-2
Freezing level m
500
0
0
500
800
850
950
900
1150
1950
1000
800
2000
2050
2050
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
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Sunset
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
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5:43
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5:38
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 114mm), heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun night, min -1°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SSW on Mon morning, near gales from the S by Mon night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
101 km WSW
120m alt.
36 minutes ago
1°C
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
29
107 km NNE
211m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
No report.
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
119 km SSE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 0).
76
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
46 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
46 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
46 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
161 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
46 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.